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OSS-Blacklist: A blacklist for keeping track of OSS hostile companies/organizations (codeberg.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just saw the discussion around the Haier Home Assistant takedown and thought it would be good to materialize the metaphorical blacklist.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Add Mazda to this list please.

The developer of this plugin for HomeAssistant apparently didn't have insurance and couldn't risk the legal fight. This is the DMCA take down that Mazda issued for the reason that the code "provides functionality same as what is currently in Apple App Store and Google Play App Store"

https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/10/2023-10-10-mazda.md

Additional Coverage: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/10/mazdas-dmca-takedown-kills-a-hobbyists-smart-car-api-tool/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I've added it